Air defence in a specific environment of the Suwalki isthmus

Abstract

In the presented article the author desires to study requirements for the air defence subunits in the forest-lake environment of the Suwalki isthmus. For that purpose the author underlined the importance of a presented region , Identified specifics of the isthmus, made a terrain analysis and defined the requirements of the air defence subunits operating in that area. The submitted Proposals learnt from the research indicato the need of use of the so - called light air Demence in order to provide efficient defence for ces and critical infrastructure of the region. The author also takes into account the origin and presence of the Territorial Defence Forces air defence elements, drawing also attention on their place in the entire air defence system of the area and emphasizing the importance of the suitable armament selection for the newly formed air defence subunits of the Territorial Defence Forces (TDFs).

Keywords

• air defence
• territorial defence forces
• forest lake environment
• light air defence